M3.2 earthquake 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 54km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX on Tue, Feb 19, 2008, 1:15 AM PST (09:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14km NW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.16	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.249 · 94 stations
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for ci14350948. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 198.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14350948 (also filed as usp000fz7t). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.